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diet
predation
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Published 2017-01-15
Abstract
Here we document evidence of the possible consumption of a porcupine (Coendou sp.) By an Ocelot in a montane forest southwest of Antioquia, Colombia. This represents a remarkable record regarding a new food item (Coendou sp.) In the Ocelot diet in high mountain areas in Colombia. The location of the records is located at 2,100 meters above sea level in the Western Cordillera, in the Natural Reserve La MeseniaParamillo, in the municipality of Jardín, southwest of Antioquia
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